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Size of the US Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing industry

NAICS 33611, Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing. Every figure on this page was published by a federal statistical agency and carries its source and period. Palanor does not estimate: a period the agency didn’t publish shows as missing, and a figure it withheld shows as withheld.

Key figures

Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)
$357 billion
2022 · Economic Census
All establishments, current dollars
Employment
251,438
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter
Establishments
627
2026-Q1 · Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages
Private ownership
Firms
170
2022 · Economic Census
Annual payroll
$28.0 billion
2023 · County Business Patterns

Over time

Employment · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 251,438 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 204,6752019-Q2: 204,8642019-Q3: 206,0382019-Q4: 209,6872020-Q1: 207,5482020-Q2: 197,2832020-Q3: 208,3972020-Q4: 214,4952021-Q1: 219,4622021-Q2: 222,5422021-Q3: 222,9442021-Q4: 225,3312022-Q1: 238,5412022-Q2: 243,3152022-Q3: 246,6382022-Q4: 250,3242023-Q1: 255,9202023-Q2: 260,1732023-Q3: 259,9342023-Q4: 258,9382024-Q1: 255,8372024-Q2: 255,2192024-Q3: 251,1702024-Q4: 245,7172025-Q1: 256,6062025-Q2: 254,5692025-Q3: 253,3392025-Q4: 253,4522026-Q1: 251,438NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1251,4382022
2025-Q4253,4522022
2025-Q3253,3392022
2025-Q2254,5692022
2025-Q1256,6062022
2024-Q4245,7172022
2024-Q3251,1702022
2024-Q2255,2192022
2024-Q1255,8372022
2023-Q4258,9382022
2023-Q3259,9342022
2023-Q2260,1732022
2023-Q1255,9202022
2022-Q4250,3242022
2022-Q3246,6382022
2022-Q2243,3152022
2022-Q1238,5412022
2021-Q4225,3312017
2021-Q3222,9442017
2021-Q2222,5422017
2021-Q1219,4622017
2020-Q4214,4952017
2020-Q3208,3972017
2020-Q2197,2832017
2020-Q1207,5482017
2019-Q4209,6872017
2019-Q3206,0382017
2019-Q2204,8642017
2019-Q1204,6752017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private-sector jobs in the third month of each quarter

Employment · County Business PatternsLatest 236,806 · 2023
2017: 181,8772018: 182,7492019: 202,8182020: 194,0102021: 213,3782022: 233,4532023: 236,806
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PeriodValue
2023236,806
2022233,453
2021213,378
2020194,010
2019202,818
2018182,749
2017181,877

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns · Paid employees in the pay period including March 12

Establishments · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest 627 · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: 3912019-Q2: 3962019-Q3: 3972019-Q4: 4022020-Q1: 3962020-Q2: 4162020-Q3: 4402020-Q4: 4572021-Q1: 4742021-Q2: 4902021-Q3: 4922021-Q4: 5172022-Q1: 5262022-Q2: 5372022-Q3: 5482022-Q4: 5712023-Q1: 5552023-Q2: 5692023-Q3: 5772023-Q4: 5902024-Q1: 6112024-Q2: 6242024-Q3: 6232024-Q4: 6222025-Q1: 6312025-Q2: 6182025-Q3: 6232025-Q4: 6262026-Q1: 627NAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q16272022
2025-Q46262022
2025-Q36232022
2025-Q26182022
2025-Q16312022
2024-Q46222022
2024-Q36232022
2024-Q26242022
2024-Q16112022
2023-Q45902022
2023-Q35772022
2023-Q25692022
2023-Q15552022
2022-Q45712022
2022-Q35482022
2022-Q25372022
2022-Q15262022
2021-Q45172017
2021-Q34922017
2021-Q24902017
2021-Q14742017
2020-Q44572017
2020-Q34402017
2020-Q24162017
2020-Q13962017
2019-Q44022017
2019-Q33972017
2019-Q23962017
2019-Q13912017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Establishments · County Business PatternsLatest 222 · 2023
2017: 2412018: 2322019: 2352020: 2422021: 2522022: 2622023: 222
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PeriodValue
2023222
2022262
2021252
2020242
2019235
2018232
2017241

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

Total wages in the quarter · Quarterly Census of Employment and WagesLatest $7.3 billion · 2026-Q1
2019-Q1: $4.4 billion2019-Q2: $4.3 billion2019-Q3: $3.8 billion2019-Q4: $5.1 billion2020-Q1: $4.5 billion2020-Q2: $2.9 billion2020-Q3: $4.3 billion2020-Q4: $5.1 billion2021-Q1: $4.5 billion2021-Q2: $4.4 billion2021-Q3: $4.3 billion2021-Q4: $5.3 billion2022-Q1: $5.2 billion2022-Q2: $5.5 billion2022-Q3: $5.7 billion2022-Q4: $5.4 billion2023-Q1: $6.4 billion2023-Q2: $5.8 billion2023-Q3: $5.7 billion2023-Q4: $6.3 billion2024-Q1: $7.1 billion2024-Q2: $6.5 billion2024-Q3: $6.1 billion2024-Q4: $6.4 billion2025-Q1: $7.1 billion2025-Q2: $6.8 billion2025-Q3: $6.6 billion2025-Q4: $7.1 billion2026-Q1: $7.3 billionNAICS 2022 from 2022-Q1
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PeriodValueNAICS
2026-Q1$7.3 billion2022
2025-Q4$7.1 billion2022
2025-Q3$6.6 billion2022
2025-Q2$6.8 billion2022
2025-Q1$7.1 billion2022
2024-Q4$6.4 billion2022
2024-Q3$6.1 billion2022
2024-Q2$6.5 billion2022
2024-Q1$7.1 billion2022
2023-Q4$6.3 billion2022
2023-Q3$5.7 billion2022
2023-Q2$5.8 billion2022
2023-Q1$6.4 billion2022
2022-Q4$5.4 billion2022
2022-Q3$5.7 billion2022
2022-Q2$5.5 billion2022
2022-Q1$5.2 billion2022
2021-Q4$5.3 billion2017
2021-Q3$4.3 billion2017
2021-Q2$4.4 billion2017
2021-Q1$4.5 billion2017
2020-Q4$5.1 billion2017
2020-Q3$4.3 billion2017
2020-Q2$2.9 billion2017
2020-Q1$4.5 billion2017
2019-Q4$5.1 billion2017
2019-Q3$3.8 billion2017
2019-Q2$4.3 billion2017
2019-Q1$4.4 billion2017

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · Private ownership

Annual payroll · County Business PatternsLatest $28.0 billion · 2023
2017: $14.5 billion2018: $14.8 billion2019: $16.7 billion2020: $18.0 billion2021: $20.8 billion2022: $24.4 billion2023: $28.0 billion
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PeriodValue
2023$28.0 billion
2022$24.4 billion
2021$20.8 billion
2020$18.0 billion
2019$16.7 billion
2018$14.8 billion
2017$14.5 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, County Business Patterns

The ledger

Every published measure

MeasureSourceLatestPeriodHistory
EmploymentPrivate-sector jobs in the third month of each quarterQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages251,4382026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
EstablishmentsPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages6272026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Total wages in the quarterPrivate ownershipQuarterly Census of Employment and Wages$7.3 billion2026-Q12019-Q1–2026-Q1 · 29 published
Annual payrollCounty Business Patterns$28.0 billion20232017–2023 · 7 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12County Business Patterns236,80620232017–2023 · 7 published
EstablishmentsCounty Business Patterns22220232017–2023 · 7 published
Annual payrollEconomic Census$16.8 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published
EmploymentPaid employees in the pay period including March 12Economic Census213,36320222017–2022 · 2 published
EstablishmentsEconomic Census21020222017–2022 · 2 published
FirmsEconomic Census17020222017–2022 · 2 published
Receipts (sales, shipments or revenue)All establishments, current dollarsEconomic Census$357 billion20222017–2022 · 2 published

Breakdown

Industries within Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing

NAICSIndustrySizeEmployment
336110Automobile and Light Duty Motor Vehicle Manufacturing$357 billionReceipts · 2022 · Economic Census251,4382026-Q1 · QCEW
336111Automobile Manufacturing$99.4 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census99,7542023 · CBP
336112Light Truck and Utility Vehicle Manufacturing$198 billionReceipts · 2017 · Economic Census137,0522023 · CBP

Sources

Where every number comes from

Figures are in current dollars and are the agencies’ own, revised when they revise. Each program defines its universe differently (employer firms, private ownership, all establishments), so figures from different sources are not meant to add up. This page is not endorsed by the Census Bureau, BEA or BLS. The same data is in the Palanor API (/v1/industries) and the MCP (palanor_get_industry). All industries.